Trained teachers in primary education, female in Panama
Panama: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 99.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
Panama recorded 99.2% for trained teachers in primary education, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Panama peaked at 99.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 2004.
Panama ranks 50th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 76.6% | — |
| 2000 | 72.8% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 74.1% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 73.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 72.5% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 88.8% | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 90.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 90.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 89.6% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 78.5% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +26.3% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.6% | 76.6% | 76.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.6% | 72.5% | 90.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 78.5% | 99.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 47 Mozambique 99.5% compare
- 48 Niger 99.3% compare
- 49 Tanzania, United Republic of 99.2% compare
- 51 Jamaica 99.1%
- 52 Macau, China 99.1% compare
- 53 British Virgin Islands 98.7% compare
More education data for Panama
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,777 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,042 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,052 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education, female in Panama?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Panama was 99.2% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 2004.
- How does Panama rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Panama ranks 50th out of 126 countries with data for 2017.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.